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| 10th May 2008 RC/GC | Depressing - From: Soaking up the spring humidity in the Big Easy I have heard from other people that a trip to New Orleans environs is quite depressing after Katrina. Figures that the rich would have already rebuilt their houses & the poor.... what can I say. I seem to remember driving by the Jefferson Davis house when we were in Miss. Thanks for the card. |
| 9th May 2008 RC/GC | Lighthouse - From: Pensacola Naval aviation museum and lighthouse The lighthouse was beautiful. Bet you are disappointed that you didn't get to climb to the top. Yeah, right! You must have enjoyed the museum since you took so many pictures. Enjoy your stay in New Orleans. |
| 8th May 2008 Jen C | - From: The long, boring (but green!) road to Pensacola Yeah, it took some convincing. We actually passed quite a few big antique malls but that was the first we've stopped at. He did enjoy looking at the old photos and postcards, so hopefully I'll get him into one or two more before the trip is over! |
| 8th May 2008 RC/GC | Antique Store - From: The long, boring (but green!) road to Pensacola Wow, you actually got Chris into an antique store? Wish I could have been there.... I don't remember going to any antique stores when we were on our trip in 1983. Pensacola looks like an interesting city. Dinner looked good. Now we are hungry, but it is time for bed... |
| 7th May 2008 Jen C | - From: Dodging the toll road to Kissimmee Thanks for the Alabama tips! I'm not sure what we'll end up doing yet. We might stay a day in Biloxi, Mississippi since it's right in the middle of Mobile and New Orleans. Yep, and I think we ate at more than one Friendly's if I remember right. The free dessert was definitely the best part! |
| 7th May 2008 Jen C | - From: From the world's biggest McDonald's to the Tallahassee capitol I do like the architecture of the old capitol buildings...the newer looking ones are pretty boring in comparison. Yep, I remembered eating at that Cracker Barrel (and I think I ordered the exact same thing!). We missed the Everglades because it fell in the middle of our trying to get out of the expensive part of Florida. I was hoping to find something similar up this way, but no luck so far. Maybe we'll come across something on the way across the top. I know...hopefully Peru won't go by so quickly! |
| 7th May 2008 Jen C | - From: From the world's biggest McDonald's to the Tallahassee capitol I do like the architecture of the old capitol buildings...the newer looking ones are pretty boring in comparison. Yep, I remembered eating at that Cracker Barrel (and I think I ordered the exact same thing!). We missed the Everglades because it fell in the middle of our trying to get out of the expensive part of Florida. I was hoping to find something similar up this way, but no luck so far. Maybe we'll come across something on the way across the top. I know...hopefully Peru won't go by so quickly! |
| 7th May 2008 RC/GC | Ha,Ha,Ha - From: From the world's biggest McDonald's to the Tallahassee capitol We actually toured both old & new capitol bldgs. in Tallahassee in l983. I know how much you loooove capitols. By the way, Mickey Spillane is an author of "Mike Hammer" books (suspense novels.) He is the original "Pulp Fiction" style writer. I love Cracker Barrel Restaurants. We used to have those here as well. Saw one in Arizona but never ate there. You & I ate at one in Columbia, PA. Are you still going to The Everglades? Can't believe you have been on your vacation one week today. Time does fly..... |
| 6th May 2008 RC/GC | Friendlys - From: Dodging the toll road to Kissimmee Didn't we eat at a Friendlys in Concord, Mass? I remember the dessert. When we were in Alabama in 1983 we went to the Bellingraph Gardens & Home (Coca Cola home.) Also Battleship Park where we saw the USS Drum submarine & USS Alabama. I also understand that Montgomery is a great place to visit (according to one of our teachers who is from there.) I sent an e-mail yesterday so please check your mail. The buildings you saw are interesting, right up my alley. |
| 5th May 2008 Jen C | - From: Fort Lauderdale, a place for good food and cheap t-shirts Hee hee...yes, dessert for breakfast is the best! Yeah, I had high hopes for finding some sort of treasure at the Swap Shop...maybe we just got there too late. Ah well, at least I saved some money! |
| 5th May 2008 Jen C | - From: Fort Lauderdale, a place for good food and cheap t-shirts Hahaha...we're going back to Dunkin Donuts today! It's the cheapest and better than McD's at least. I'll have to look up who Mickey Spillanish is now! |
| 5th May 2008 MIchael | - From: Fort Lauderdale, a place for good food and cheap t-shirts Dessert for breakfast, a sure sign it's a holiday! Being a grown-up is great because people can't tell you not to do things like that. Th Swap-Shop looks like it could have been an ace place to snoop around, it is a shame it was mainly knock-off goods. But you're blogs continue to make me hungry with all the tasty food you eat on your travels :D |
| 5th May 2008 RC/GC | New Horizons - From: Fort Lauderdale, a place for good food and cheap t-shirts Glad to see you branched from Dunkin Donuts for breakfast. The French toast looked yummy. So did dinner. RC says your writing is very interesting sort of Mickey Spillanish (sp). All you need is a dame & a PI with a trench coat. |
| 5th May 2008 Jen C | - From: The Florida Keys...So This Is What They Mean By "Vacation" They didn't sell fried green tomatoes! Although I'm not sure I would have been brave enough to try them if they had. And yes, it is very blue here! In South Florida anyway...it's right across from the Bahamas! |
| 5th May 2008 Jen C | - From: South Beach, Home of the Tanned and Topless It felt very Spanish to me, which is funny since I've never been to Spain! hahaha |
| 5th May 2008 Jen C | - From: South Beach, Home of the Tanned and Topless No, no paddling or wave jumping. I'm a bit afraid of the water (there are sharks out there!), but the sand is certainly wonderful for walking/running on. Hee hee...yes, that margarita was yummy (and more expensive than my food!) |
| 4th May 2008 Michael | - From: The Florida Keys...So This Is What They Mean By "Vacation" Florida looks very blue, and the grilled cheese looks very nice. Disappointed you didn't have Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Bar and Grill :D Looks like you're having a fantastic and relaxing time with all the laid back feet shots, they makeme chuckle. Hurrah! |
| 4th May 2008 Michael | P.S. - From: South Beach, Home of the Tanned and Topless Meant to say that Espanola Way does look very like the holiday villa style you get in Spain. |
| 4th May 2008 Michael | - From: South Beach, Home of the Tanned and Topless Did you go for a paddle and jumping waves? They look like marvellous sandy beaches for running around on, English beaches are full of pebbles. I notice the Margarita was nearly all gone before you even started on the meal! Hahahaha. It looks colourful and tasty though. |
| 4th May 2008 Jen C | - From: The Florida Keys...So This Is What They Mean By "Vacation" Yeah, it's probably good we don't have Dunkin Donuts! I get a breakfast sandwich (eggs & cheese) every morning so at least that's a little better than the donuts! |
| 4th May 2008 RC/GC | Dunkin Donuts - From: The Florida Keys...So This Is What They Mean By "Vacation" They used to have Dunkin Donuts in CA. Not sure why they left... Boy, all those carbs... Guess you'll be back on the South Beach Diet when you get home. Sorry to hear about the traffic & mosquitoes. Guess that is all a part of the Florida scene. Your Motel room looked quite spacious. Enjoyed the sunset pictures and recognized the shoes. |
| 3rd May 2008 Jen C | - From: South Beach, Home of the Tanned and Topless Hahaha...probably not! Yep, we ate outside. The whole street reminded me of Europe (I think it was supposed to be like a little Spain), which was probably what drew me to it. There were also a lot of Europeans staying in the area too...it probably reminded them of home! |
| 3rd May 2008 RC/GC | Second Attempt - From: South Beach, Home of the Tanned and Topless I think someone else got our comment on their blog. It came up on the screen "error." They are probably wondering about the topless beach comment. Oh well, did Chris see the beautiful beaches past the topless sunbathers? The restaurant looked good. Did you eat outside? So far your trip seems to be going well. Hope it continues. |
| 2nd May 2008 Jen C | - From: Miami to Coral Castle, then back to Miami again Yes, it was a perfect day for exploring, and what a perfect place to explore! |
| 2nd May 2008 Jen C | - From: Miami to Coral Castle, then back to Miami again Yes, the weather has been perfect so far! Although Miami Beach is terribly windy. I thought I was in Chicago for a second! No, the car isn't ugly, just too big. And it's almost impossible to see out of the side or back windows so you have to rely on the mirrors. I've gotten used to it though! |
| 2nd May 2008 Michael | - From: Miami to Coral Castle, then back to Miami again WOW! Those are magnificent photos you've taken of Coral Castle, it looks like a fantastic place to explore, and such a glorious day for exploring! I had a square pizza for the first time last week. It's hip to be square! |
| 2nd May 2008 RC/GC | Interesting - From: Miami to Coral Castle, then back to Miami again The castle definitely looked fascinating. Also looks like you are having great weather. By the way, we don't think your vehicle is ugly... |
| 2nd May 2008 Jen C | - From: Next stop...Florida! Hee hee...I'm sure it will be nice and dirty by the time we return it! =D |
| 1st May 2008 Michael | - From: Four...three...two...one...Kennedy Space Center! Wow, that place looks so cool. Like being in a Bond villain's hideout, complete with vultures outside to be fed to! Glad to hear you survived the motel. |
| 1st May 2008 Michael | - From: Next stop...Florida! Ooooooooh, Dinner looks tasty. I'm wanting mexican now. Thats a HUGE vehicle. It doesn't look right being so clean either, you need to run through some puddles to get some mud splatters going. Looking forward to following your adventures again :D |
| 1st May 2008 Jen C | - From: Four...three...two...one...Kennedy Space Center! Oops...thanks for the spelling correction! Fortunately it was quiet all night after all. I guess we got the "good" side of the motel, although the inside of the rooms leave something to be desired as well. Guess you get what you pay for! |
| 1st May 2008 RC/GC | Motel 6 - From: Four...three...two...one...Kennedy Space Center! Not surprised about Motel 6. I told you about our experience in Scottsdale. However, hope you have a good night. We're enjoying your blog. Glad to see the new astronaut.... By the way this is the correct spelling for vulture. |
| 30th April 2008 RC/GC | Off to a great start - From: Next stop...Florida! Jen, Looks like your adventure is off to a great start. Lookking forward to following along each day. RC/GC |
| 16th July 2007 Michael | - From: Old Town, the Jewish Quarter, and Crawling Babies on TV Towers The Jewish cemetery is beautiful with all the gravestones cropping up in all directions, and the Astronomical Clock looks amazing! it's kind of sad that we don't really construct such beautiful architecture anymore. (The babies are VERY creepy) |
| 21st June 2007 Michael | I like the title of your blog! - From: Warsaw Downpours and Uprisings Awww, sorry to hear the end of your trip was clouded by rainstorms, sounds like it was pretty bad. That sounds like a fantastic museum, I had no idea that Warsaw was so destroyed during the war. That really does sound like an epic victory. Sounds like you had a very scrummy tea to recover from the rain. It's so sad your adventures for this trip are coming to an end, they made for a fantastic read. |
| 20th June 2007 Michael | - From: Train rides and the Swallows of Krakow Yurk, that's very gross about the toilets. But that is so brilliant on the next train journey getting serenaded with 'Wanted: Dead or Alive'! Hahahahaha! Oooh, that sounds fantastic with the swallows swooping through the square, and very lucky indeed not to be pooped on! The Tort Anglieken sounds absolutely gorgeous, and very worth eating to the point of being sick! It's the only way to approach cakes :D |
| 20th June 2007 Michael | - From: Naked Guys and the Bone Church Heeheehee, it certainly sounds like you're seeing all kinds of sights on your trips! Am so happy to hear the bone church was every bit as beautiful and mysterious as it sounded. I cannot wait to see your photos of that especially! Sounds like you had some pretty unusual food combinations in the evening! Sorry to hear you weren't able to try a last Palacinky before leaving the country. |
| 16th June 2007 Michael | - From: Old Town, the Jewish Quarter, and Crawling Babies on TV Towers It's such a shame there are so many churches that won't allow you to take photographs, I'm sure you could have taken some amazing pictures. It's fascinating to hear about the brutal history of all these places you're passing through. It's awful that all the Jews had to be buried in such a cramped little graveyard, but it must be a sight to see. Wow! I never knew there was an actual Rabbi who made the Golem and had a grave! *shudders* The babies on the tv tower sound kinda frightening. Sorry to hear the bad weather is finally catching up with you, but at least there's plenty of delicious food to warm you up :) Hope you had good weather for Kutna Hora |
| 15th June 2007 Michael | - From: Tour of Mala Strana (or "The Day I Found Chico, the Wax Baby Jesus, Palacincky, and the John Lennon Wall") Awwwww! I can't wait to see Chico! That sounds so weird and incredibly fascinating with the wax baby Jesus. Yay! Am glad you managed to try a Palacincky, it does sound gorgeous. And what a fortuitous discovery of the John Lennon wall! It's great you're having such luck in your wanderings managing to find places. Hahahahahaha! You are soooo tempting fate with that statue! |
| 14th June 2007 Michael | - From: Castles, Clocks and Yummy Czech food It sounds like you're seeing some stunning architecture while you're there, I'm very jealous and looking forward to the photos so much! Yay, I'm glad you got to see a full clock show. I like the idea of the crowd suddenly appearing as noon approaches and then just as suddenly leaving after applauding. :D That sounds like a very handy menu for a restaurant to have indeed, hope you manage to try the Palacinky, (sounds tasty) and that the weather holds for your walking. |
| 11th June 2007 Michael | - From: Last day in Vienna Awww, the turle sounds adorable. I can't believe you didn't RUSH right into the Sharon Stone cafe! Heeheehee. Nor can I believe you are spying on blokes in toilets :O But YAY you found a good mexican restaurant! :) It sounds with each blog that you're building a stunning collection of pictures. I hope Prague is as enjoyable as Vienna and you have a good journey there and your luck with the weather holds. |
| 11th June 2007 Michael | - From: Flea Markets, Imperial Apts, and St. Stephan's Cathedral Heeheehee, good thinking on the wine front! Sorry to hear you got sunburn :( Ahh, being stabbed with a file is a horrid way to die. What kind of assasin kills with a file? It sounds like you're getting to try a great selection of foods over there, your blogs always leave me feeling hungry with your descriptions. Tirimisu and nutella icecream sounds gorgeous. Vienniesse(Vieniese?) chocolates sound exciting. It sounds like it's been a very tiring day with all those stairs and walks! |
| 10th June 2007 Michael | - From: Lippanzers, Strauss, and the Giant Ferris Wheel Hahaha, that's funny about having to wait so long to try get a photo of the statue without it being populated by strangers :D (Although it was probably frustrating at the time, sorry for laughing). Oooh, a theatre full of Klimt murals sounds eyecatching. Wow! That must be one of the oldest running Ferris Wheels in the world, that must have been a really impressive sight to see it still running! Sorry your wine plans were frustrated. |
| 9th June 2007 Michael | - From: Day 2 in Vienna Wow! That sounds a marvellous palace with so many rooms in it! I can't imagine a place with 41 rooms let alone 1440! It made me chuckle imagining you being dropped off by the bus amongst other buses and just standing around looking baffled as to why you've been brought to see more buses! Very happy to see the notes are coming in very handy when you went to the best falafel place in town. I love the little details in your blogs and the descriptions of all the foods you try. The Shockobanane sounds scrummy. Mmmmm. |
| 8th June 2007 Michael | - From: Dazed and confused in Vienna Heeheehee, sounds like a fun flight over with the woman laying on the floor to sleep! It's true that it's not a proper holiday without getting lost at least once :) I'm glad the weather's turned nice for you to explore Vienna, and a big hurrah for daily updates. It's fantastic to read along as you explore! |
| 6th June 2007 Michael | Yay! - From: Leaving on a jet plane... Can't wait to see your first comment from Europe! Hope you had a safe flight. |
| 29th May 2007 Michael | - From: Final Itinerary 'Wander around city dazed and jet lagged' Heeheeheeheeheeheehee. Wow, so many things planned! Fantastic! |
